It didn't take long for the youth to return to the prayer hall with Father Utravsky.

Esther sat gloomy on the bench at the front, staring at the emblem of life, her fingers constantly spreading back and forth, and unconsciously twisting together.

"It's a pleasure to see you in the church of the Mother Goddess, what is the matter with me?"

Asther turned her head to look and noticed that the chaos in Father Utrawski's eyes had dissipated, his eyes were clear and bright, with a gentle and all-encompassing gentleness, and the simple dressing gown on his body did not affect his compassion at all, and it seemed that the matter that had plagued him mentally had been resolved.

Esther smiled wryly: "Father Utravsky, there is a secret believer in the apartment on Lily of the Valley Street, who seems to believe in an evil god called the 'True Creator'. ”

The young man rolled his eyes in surprise, as if he did not expect such a fierce revelation from Esther as soon as he opened his mouth, and his curious gaze turned between the two, not knowing what the apartment had to do with Father Utravsky.

Father Utrawski also showed a little surprise: "You are a new resident of apartment number seven? Emlyn, you avoid, I'm not going to know what she's going to talk about. ”

The young man, known as "Emlin", pinched his nose again, muttered "I'm not interested" and walked to the hallway leading to the back of the church with a lost face.

Sure enough, Father Utravsky had forgotten about me, Esther sighed inwardly.

"If you're talking about believers and mean Norne Murphy, there's no need to worry too much. Although we did not keep in touch much after Madame Romanov left the church, she also informed me of such matters of urgency. Mr. Murphy is an informant for the Church of the God of Steam and Machines. ”

This answer was something Esther couldn't have imagined: "Informant? ”

Father Utravsky nodded: "He received mystical powers in the accident of losing a loved one. ”

"I know, the extraordinary. Let's talk about it. ”

"Since you know it, I won't shy away from it. He and his parents were both loyal members of the Church of Steam and Machinery, so he sought help from the church in the first place. Given the peculiarity of his extraordinary path, it took Norne Murphy a long time to discipline himself to suppress his madness. ”

Esther digested these things that she had never known, and it was hard to imagine that "Mr. Teacher", who was usually shy and reserved and had a very good smile, had experienced such a thing. She associated it all with Mr. A's existence: "And then he joined that mysterious organization? Go undercover? ”

"Yes."

Esther rubbed her right eyebrow, feeling a headache at such a development: "But is it possible, that is, his condition ......"

"Maybe you've seen a masked man in the apartment, he doesn't usually live there, but he regularly checks on Mr. Murphy's mental condition every two weeks."

Esther immediately remembered the mysterious man in the coffee-colored trench coat, and his falcon-like eyes made a deep impression on her.

Fr. Utrawski continued: "He was already an informant before moving to the apartment on Lily of the Valley Street, and it has been more than three years since he had no problems. ”

"He's a 'listener' now, Father Utravsky, he's Sequence Eight."

Father Utravsky immediately frowned: "This is really not right, he was not going to be promoted at all. The people of that sequence, once seeking promotion, will develop too close ties to their evil gods. ”

Esther just smiled wryly and turned to the front of the prayer hall and didn't say anything more.

Father Utrawski quickly made up his mind: "I will follow you to Apartment Seven to protect you, and I must inform Madame Romano of this as soon as possible, so that she can inform the 'Heart of the Machine'." If you wish to leave on your own, I will not stop you, after all, you don't look like an official extraordinary. ”

Esther touched the Night Emblem she was carrying in her arms, which should be able to cope with the interrogation of other official extraordinaires, and it was a big deal to be fished back by the night. So she shook her head: "Don't worry about me, I can only be counted as half a wild extraordinary." ”

"Emlyn!"

Father Utravsky shouted back, and the young man of the Bloodclan immediately walked out of the corner of the hallway, apparently hiding in the shadows and eavesdropping.

The young man who was exposed was not much ashamed, and shook his head very chicly: "Hey, I didn't hear anything!" ”

"I'll accompany this lady to Lily of the Valley Street, and the church will be handed over to you, don't worry, I'll be back soon."

The young man nodded his head with joy on his face, and happily sent Father Utravsky and Esther out of the Harvest Chapel after their changes.

This should be a good time for him to escape!

But when the young man looked around the empty prayer room, even without Father Utravsky, he hesitated. At first, he was only afraid of the priest's power, but now that he was alone, the young man felt that his urge to leave the church of Mother Earth God was not so strong.

It's over, that priest must have planted a psychological hint for me, will I never be able to get out for the rest of my life......

The young man tugged at the hem of his clergyman's uniform and sat down on the benches in the last row, honestly guarding the church for Father Utravsky.

"When will this aggrieved life come to an end! I miss my babies so much......"

——

Lily of the Valley Street was not far away, and Father Utravsky and Esther were walking as fast as they could, as there were hardly any pedestrians on the streets, and they slowed down a little.

Esther was grateful that Father Utravsky had not asked for details, and she felt sick when she thought back to that scene.

Apartment Seven was silent, and it seemed that its occupants, like the residents of the other nearby buildings, had turned off the lights early and gone to sleep, except for the slight sound of the wind chimes in Josephine's window, making the quiet shadows in front of the building seem less lonely.

"I'll go to the second floor to find Madame Romano, do you want to come with me?"

Esther shook her head, "I'll just wait for you here." ”

Father Utrawski had no objection, he walked through the door of the apartment, leaving Esther alone.

Esther didn't want to go in, she was worried about seeing other people in the apartment, and Esther couldn't explain her experience and fears to them - everyone should be just ordinary people, not part of the world of the extraordinary.

The more they knew, the more they would be put in danger as well, and Esther didn't want that to happen.

But soon she couldn't help it, and in the closed window of 603, something "slammed" into the glass, and the movement was not loud, and the voice was so muffled that it seemed to be covered.

Esther took two steps back, narrowed her eyes, a few dots of light floating in her hair, but the part of the room didn't respond, she couldn't sense what was going on, someone was inside, and she had somehow isolated the inside and outside of the house.

The blurred shadow by the window spread its wings, but because the window was closed, it could not escape, so it could only flash to the other side.

Black feathers fluttered from its body, disappearing at the edge of the window.

It was a crow.